Why do young people participate in behaviours that put them at risk? Young people may participate in risk taking behaviours for a number of reasons. Peer influence is one factor that may encourage young people to put themselves at risk. This is because if an individual witnesses their peers actively engaging with risky behaviour‚ they may identify the behaviour as positive rather than taking into consideration the consequences. It has been found that young people identify alcohol with positive social
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opportunities available as there has been an increased government focus on and funding of education for 14 to 19 year old’s‚ and in particular a focus on reducing the number of young people not in education‚ and employment or training post 16. Under the old labour government it was that by the end of the September of the year that each young person leaves compulsory education‚ they will have a place in further learning available. The September guarantee was implemented nationally in 2007 and was later extended
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Unit: 21 Support children and young people to make positive changes in their lives Evidence Ref:……………………………… Candidate Name: Jennifer Thomas-Grant…………. Assessor Name:……………………………. Observed by your assessor (O) Personal Statement (EPS) Product Evidence (EP) Professional Discussion (PD) Seen by Witness (EWT) Case History (ECH) Questioning (QC) APEL/RPL Unit/LO/AC Date of
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TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. The concept of safeguarding‚ which works to protect children‚ has only been developed in the last 50 years. The need for improved legislation has been highlighted by high- profile cases‚ such as the death of Maria Colwell in 1973 and‚ more recently‚ Victoria Climbié in 2000. These cases shocked
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DESCRIBE THE RISKS AND POSSIBLE CONSQUENCES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNF PEOPLE USING THE INTERNET AND MOBILE PHONES. There are many risks involved for children using the internet....this may be that the child has innocently mistyped on the keyboard and are exposed to porongraphic images.Parents have the option to block certain things popping up on the computer screen Children use networking sites‚ such as facebook‚ they will state their name‚ their age‚ address etc‚ they will also post photos of themselves
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influenced me on everything I did‚ such as school work‚ sport teams and also daily house chores. His actions made me feel he had something against me‚ which maintained me to be more focused and determined. This also prepared me as I matured as a young adult. I started to understand why he was so hard on me. As time went on everything I did I put my all into. My father grew up in a small country name Banjul located in Gambia. A small country located in western Africa. At the age eight he lost a great
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activities occurred‚ and students had control over learning”. Practicing innovation in the classroom of poorer schools is much more difficult because of the reduced funding and the significance of striving for AYP. Technology in Early Education Most people think of early education learning (birth through 3rd grade) as “…story time and hands-on activities with no technology in sight. Yet
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Videogames and Young People Violent video games have been sources of extreme criticism over the past decade or so. With the recent advancement in video game technology‚ games are getting more realistic and are able to expose people to new types of content that wasn’t possible at the turn of the century. While this new content seems like a step forward‚ there is plenty of evidence showing that videogames are becoming an increasing problem to youth in our society. Ultra-realistic murders‚ brutal
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why positive relationships with children and young people are important and how these are built and maintained It is important to have a positive relationship with children and young adults because if they feel comfortable and secure with the adult and their setting weather it is a childminder‚ a nursery or a school they will separate more easily from their parent /carer‚ if they feel emotionally secure they are more likely to participate in the play and learning activities. Children need to have
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Supervise children and young people on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the setting 1. Understand the policy and procedures for supervising children and young people on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the setting. There are various organisational and legal requirements for supervising children on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the school setting. These include policies and procedures which should be carried out by the school including risk
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